The Digital Divide

Tue. 12/20 8:30a: Few deny anymore that internet access is becoming critical to taking part in political and economic life. So, what does it matter that research shows that higher proportions of African Americans and Latinos than white people are achieving that access through relatively more affordable smartphones rather than home computers?

Our guest says unless things are changed, it's going to matter very much indeed. Jamilah King from Colorlines.com will join us to talk about the 'new' digital divide. Also on the show: The epidemic of strong-arm police tactics being applied to Occupy activists and the journalists covering Occupy alike came very close to home recently. We'll talk to John Knefel, journalist, comedian and FAIR intern about his recent arrest while covering an Occupy event in Manhattan, and the importance of activist understanding of the prison industrial complex.